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02-27-2011, 01:42 PM
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It's even got the holes drilled in, which is pretty tacky, though helpful. I'm not a big fan of relicked basses, but I like the price (just a bit above the Squier), and with a black pickguard I think I could live with it. Are there different pickguards for different years? I know nothing about pickguards, sorry. (And if you've got any other suggestions for a colour, I'm all ears.)
Site here (scroll down a bit): http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintagebass.html
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02-27-2011, 01:59 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: San Franciso Bay Area | | Doubtful that you'll find a PG that lines up with the holes. You'll probably have to drill new ones. Also, the angles between the control plate and the PG are sometimes different on the knock offs. Looks like they don't even come with a PG from the factory, makes me wonder if the holes are lined up with anything.
You should by a cheap PG and experiment before buying an expensive or fancy one.
Check eBay, or here's a link - http://www.gpdusa.com/Bass_Parts_Depot-Pickguards.html
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02-27-2011, 02:02 PM
| | | | Almost looks like a Jaco replica. I would leave it if it were mine
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02-27-2011, 02:39 PM
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02-27-2011, 02:51 PM
| | | | Looks awesome as it is, dude.
But if I was forced to whack one on, It'd have to be black.
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02-27-2011, 04:34 PM
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02-27-2011, 04:43 PM
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02-27-2011, 04:59 PM
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02-28-2011, 11:08 AM
| | | | Good advice, all.
Yeah, tort was the other option, but I've seen lots of pics of black on sunburst that look very nice, so it'd be that, if anything.
I didn't think about it, but you're right - it probably wouldn't line up perfectly with a j-bass pickguard. Hmm. I'll have to give it a think.
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02-28-2011, 11:19 AM
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If you must, then tort with black as the 2nd choice..
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02-28-2011, 11:44 AM
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02-28-2011, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by WallBass Almost looks like a Jaco replica. I would leave it if it were mine | Absolutely-Don't %#$& with it.  |
02-28-2011, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by WallBass Almost looks like a Jaco replica. I would leave it if it were mine | That was my first thought.
But if you must put a pickguard on.... tort! I have a sunburst/rosewood Precision and the tort looks soooooo nice and classy on it.
A lot of other people said black, but with a rosewood guard I actually like white better. I have a cheap jazz fretless that's sunburst/rosewood that had a white one on it and I traded it for a black one thinking that would make it just a little prettier. I was wrong. I just traded the black one for another white one and like that better.
If it had a maple fingerboard instead of rosewood, then I'd say go with the black.
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02-28-2011, 01:54 PM
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